Magnet Theme:

Lesson Title: Digital Mandala

Content Area: Digital Art Teacher: Corstange

Grade Level: 7th Grade Time Required: 1 week

Standards:List the state or national standards that you are using in this lesson.

ART.VA.I.7.5 Produce and exhibit a final product that demonstrates quality craftsmanship and technique at an emerging level.ART.VA.II.7.4 Initiate new ideas employing inventiveness and innovation at an emerging level with increasing independence.ART.VA.III.7.2 Interpret artwork searching for embedded meaning, function, and personal connections at an emerging level.ART.VA.IV.7.1 Recognize, describe and analyze, and evaluate how art contributes to and reflects all societies and cultures at an emerging level.

Objective: Students will understand what a Mandala is Students will create their own digital Mandala Students will use Photoshop effectively

Materials needed: Computers Powerpoint Photoshop Handouts

Overview: What is the purpose of this lesson?

Students will use Photoshop to effectively create a digital Mandala, and understand the differences in Mandalas culturally.

Essential Question: How does Art shape our view of the world?

What will I differentiate?

Content Process Product

How will I differentiate?

For readiness Interest Learning Profile

Learning Environment Combination

As a result of this lesson, students will…

Understand (big ideas, principles, generalizations, rules, the “point” of the discipline or topic within the discipline)

Art is used to communicate ideas Art is used to organize ideas Visual arts help us understand connections in the world

Know (facts, vocabulary, how to’s, information that is memorizable)

Differences in mandalas culturally Principles & elements of design

Do (Skills) (thinking skills, skills of the discipline – skills you will assess)

Use Photoshop tools Create a digital Mandala

Instructional Groupings:(How will you have students work together? Whole group, small group, partners, quads, homogeneous, heterogeneous?)

Students will watch a powerpoint presentation about Mandalas. They will discuss as a whole group the various ideas they saw and could use in their own personal mandalas.

Pre-Assessment: (How will you find out about where your students are at for this lesson? What will your pre-assessment look like?

Students will discuss different ideas that could be used in their own personal Mandala designs.

Examples:

Steps in the Lesson:Include ideas for whole-class instructions, differentiated activities, guided notes/practice, independent work, engagement strategies, etc…

Day 1: Powerpoint, class discussion, begin designing “background” design for the Mandala.

Day 2: Finish designing the background design for their mandalas, begin following directions to create the Mandala-using the tools in Photoshop.

Day 3: Continue creating the Digital Mandala.

Day 4: Finish creating the digital Mandala and complete a self-assessment.

Formative Assessment Strategies:How will you inform yourself throughout the class period the status of the students’ understanding?

Walk around the room, check for understanding by noting their progress with the lesson and answer any questions students have while they are working.

Closure Activity:This may be a chance to share, or explicit restatement of the goals of the lesson, a summarization opportunity, etc…

Students will complete a Self-Evaluation.

Post-Assessment:How will you collect and use data to inform your next lesson?

A class critique will be held to allow students to talk about their own work and the work of their classmates.

Additional Resources:Any websites or materials that you used?